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Post by emmsmommy on Nov 7, 2023 4:38:31 GMT -5
Other than our dinner our Saturday, the weekend was pretty non-eventful. Yesterday my main objective was to clean the refrigerator out but I decided to first tackle one of the denim quilts I meant to do last winter. I had the blocks sewn together into five rows when the school called and said they believed kiddo had pink eye. I called ahead to our local clinic to confirm they had walk-ins and off to school I went. Was really surprised that her eye was only a bit red though it was matting. Doctor didn't rule out pink eye but strongly suggested allergies instead and sent her home with drops and orders to observe her throughout the day. Managed to get all the quilt blocks sewn into rows and all but three of three of those rows sewn together with occasional help from kiddo.
Right now the eye doesn't seem to have matted and will be waking her up 30 minutes early this morning to check so that I can let her bus driver know before he leaves for his morning run.
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Post by Mumsey on Nov 7, 2023 7:45:20 GMT -5
I'm canning pears today as soon as I get off the 'puter. Then walk and car wash.
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Post by datgirl on Nov 7, 2023 8:49:46 GMT -5
The greenhouse is just being in the right place at the right time. A neighbor bought it and never put it together. Now she's downsizing to move and offered it to us. It's big 8 X 14. Hopefully we can get it together yet this year, but it's a project.
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Post by desertwoman on Nov 7, 2023 9:35:51 GMT -5
Great score! datgirl, Gotta love those magical moments. A project, sure, but what a gift. |
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Post by martywny on Nov 7, 2023 9:37:01 GMT -5
It's big 8 X 14. Hopefully we can get it together yet this year, but it's a project. What kind of greenhouse is it? Wood, aluminum, hoop, etc? |
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Post by ahntjudy on Nov 7, 2023 9:43:16 GMT -5
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Post by datgirl on Nov 7, 2023 11:10:23 GMT -5
It's aluminum frame with the polycarbonate panels. It is going behind the garage close to the house and out of the wind. There are trees along the driveway which will provide shade in the summer. In the winter it will get nice south and west sun.
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Post by martywny on Nov 7, 2023 13:47:29 GMT -5
It's aluminum frame with the polycarbonate panels. Even with it out of the wind, check out the YouTube videos on how to reinforce them. Seal the ends of the panels to prevent both moisture and critters from getting inside of the panels. I bonded my panels to the frame using the adhesive/sealant in the picture. Being close to the house is good if you want lights and a heater!  |
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Post by datgirl on Nov 7, 2023 13:50:03 GMT -5
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Post by Mumsey on Nov 7, 2023 16:28:10 GMT -5
Yesterday I was able to sit on the deck and read for 2 hours, last time of the season I'm sure. Today is 59* and cloudy, but still nice.
Got 20 pints of pears canned this morning. Might go get more later this week along with some Kale from Dad's garden. Got the car washed and dog walked. Time to wind down for the day.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 7, 2023 17:45:06 GMT -5
I pulled all the rest of my tomatoes, and pepper plants the ones really hard to pull (even some of those ones I cut off over a week ago), I just take a knife and cut around the roots, to make it easy. I got another maybe quart of almost full sized peppers as I was cutting up the plants. I have 5 trash cans of these plants. It was getting too dark (sound familiar?) to finish out front - still a bunch of okra, which, like the EP, doesn't want to get pulled right away, so it's been a few weeks, to "loosen" the roots. Yet, there's a bunch of new growth on the stalks I left! I'll definitely need the knife for those.
Some of those Earthboxes, and homemade SIPs I turned on their sides a couple of days ago to empty them out (it has not been raining at all here, so many were incredibly dry), and today I covered two batches of them with some tarps - more to come.
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Post by gardendmpls on Nov 7, 2023 18:41:16 GMT -5
cut around the roots, to make it easy. A simpler way might be to cut through the stem at or below the soil line and leave the roots in the ground to decay and self compost. Saves a lot of aggravation. |
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Post by martywny on Nov 7, 2023 18:51:59 GMT -5
I don't know if you remember what happened to mine about 4 years ago in a 74-mph wind, believe I posted it here...  |
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Post by martywny on Nov 7, 2023 18:57:17 GMT -5
I spent some hours picking up the last of the larger branches from trees I felled yesterday. Now is the fun part, picking up twigs. Those trees explode when they hit the ground and scatter small branches in all directions. Each one requires bending over to pick it up, many times, hundreds of times. Tomorrow, I will cut more trees down if it's not too windy like it was this morning.
I voted.
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Post by gardendmpls on Nov 7, 2023 20:40:38 GMT -5
Each one requires bending over to pick it up, many times, hundreds of times. Can you rake them together, somewhat? Another idea is to use one of those reacher/grabber tools (that's what they're called on Amazon). I have a few left that my husband used when he couldn't bend over and they are very useful. You need to get a long, sturdy one with an easier to use mechanism. |
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